Enrollment
282
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUCERNE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062304003514
Lucerne Elementary
3351 Country Club Dr., Lucerne, CA 95458 · (707) 274-5578 · Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
238 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 18.9% | 23.9% | 51.1% |
| Math | 7.2% | 8.9% | 27.8% | 56.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 29.8% | 22.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 15.3% |
| 2020-21 | 26.9% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 29.6% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 22.8% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.4% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lucerne Elementary
Lucerne Elementary's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucerne Elementary this school | 282 | 84.4% | 24.8% |
| Golden Hills Elementary Oroville | 274 | 84.7% | 27.3% |
| Frazier Park Elementary Frazier Park | 234 | 84.6% | 32.2% |
| Linell K. Walker Elementary Fortuna | 256 | 84.0% | 22.8% |
| Redway Elementary Redway | 272 | 77.9% | 19.8% |
| Pine Grove Elementary Crescent City | 265 | 83.4% | 17.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lucerne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,096 of 5,151 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #4,646 of 5,172 ▼ 782 | #9 of 12 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,481 of 5,172 ▼ 1,071 | #6 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,439 of 5,116 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #4,910 of 5,915 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,022 of 5,352 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #1,814 of 5,354 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #1,722 of 5,625 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #639 of 1,139 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 282 | 14 | 20.2:1 | 84% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 79% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 84% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 12 | 21.9:1 | 90% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 85% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | N/A | N/A | 77% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 81% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucerne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (263 to 282); teachers up 17% (12 to 14).
About Lucerne Elementary
In Lucerne, California, part of Lake County, Lucerne Elementary is an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 282 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 39% smaller than average.
In federal data, the district for Lucerne Elementary is the school itself.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Lucerne Elementary is White (47%). Other groups make up 41% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Lake County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Lucerne Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school reported 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.2:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 84% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Lake County is 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Lucerne Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lucerne Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.8% and a predicted 30.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lake County, median household income is about $60,621, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lucerne Elementary is one of 43 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 10,167 students.
The nearest other public school, Lakeport Elementary, is about 6.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Lucerne Elementary. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lucerne Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Lucerne Elementary had 274 students in 2020-21 and 282 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 20.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,152
Census ACS
Median income
$60,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
10,167 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Lakeport Elementary6.9 mi · 530
- Lakeport Alternative (Home School)7.1 mi · 101
- Natural High (Continuation)7.1 mi · 25
- Terrace Middle7.1 mi · 370
- Clear Lake High7.1 mi · 335
- Shade Canyon7.6 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Lucerne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lucerne Elementary?
Lucerne Elementary enrolls approximately 282 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lucerne Elementary serve?
Lucerne Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lucerne Elementary have?
Lucerne Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lucerne Elementary?
Student demographics at Lucerne Elementary are roughly 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucerne Elementary?
Lucerne Elementary is overseen by Lucerne Elementary in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.